The New South Family Supper in Atlanta Benefits the Southern Foodways Alliance

I haven’t been to Atlanta since I covered the Super Bowl there, back in a previous life, in 1994. But this Sunday, restaurant and drinks editor Andrew Knowlton and I are heading down to the ATL for what I imagine will be a big ol’ party.

It’s the
New South Family Supper, a dinner hosted by bunch of awesome Southern chefs to benefit the equally awesome Southern Foodways Alliance. We’re both really excited about the event, so we invited Knowlton’s dad, a born-and-bred Atlanta native. He scoffed at us: You see, the dinner coincides with the final round of the Masters, practically a national holiday in Georgia, and he would NOT be attending.

My heart dropped. I love watching the Masters; I look forward to it all year long. I DO think that it should be a national holiday. But then again, as much as so many Southerners and I love golf, food is also a religion. And John T. Edge and his folks at SFA are doing good work, preaching the gospel of Southern food and preserving the culinary heritage of the region through documentaries, books, and events like this one.

With host chefs like
Anne Quatrano and
Clifford Harrison of Bacchanalia churning out dishes of Gulf crabmeat and flasher crudo and bison empanadas, we’re pretty sure this meal is going to be a stunner. Tickets are still available, so if you’re in the area (or not), consider joining us for a night of delicious food to support a good cause. Worried about missing the Masters? Just find me, I’ll be streaming it on my iPad under the table.